The Departure of St. John, of the Golden Gospel.
23rd July - 16th Abib
On this day, St. John, the owner of the Golden Gospel, departed. This saint was born in the city of Rome. His father was a rich man whose name was Atrofius )Trabius(. His father gave him a copy of the Gospel of St. John written in letters of gold and bound with a golden cover and from this he was generally known as “John of the Golden Gospel.” John rejoiced exceedingly with this gift.
A monk, who was on his way to Jerusalem, came to visit his father’s house. John asked the monk to take him with him. The monk told him that he was going to Jerusalem and not to the monastery. He also told him that he was young and could not endure the rough life that the monks practiced. Nevertheless, John was sincere in his intention, so he embarked on a ship, without telling anyone, to the monastery of that monk. When the Abbot saw him, he refused to accept him because of his young age, and explained to him that the monastic life was difficult for one like him. John pleaded with him, and when the Abbot saw his firm intention and strong conviction, he accepted him. He shaved his head, and arrayed him in the holy garb of the monastic life. John devoted himself to the ascetic life with many worships. The Abbot often advised him saying, “Have pity on yourself, and do as the rest of the brethren.” But John used to answer, saying, “The power of God and your prayers support me.”
Seven years later, he saw in a vision, who told him, “Rise, and go to your parents, that you might receive their blessings before your departure from this world.” This vision was repeated on three consecutive nights, and he told the Abbot about it. The Abbot told him that this was from God, and advised him to go to see his parents.
When he left the monastery, he found a poor man wearing ragged garments, he took them from him, and gave him his own monk’s garb. When he arrived at his father’s house, he lived for three years, near the door of the house, in a small hut made of straw. He ate, during this time, the fragments from his father’s table which the servants threw to him. Whenever his mother passed by him, she was disgusted by his smell and the appearance of his clothes.
When his departure drew near, the Lord made it known to him that after three days he would depart from this world. St. John sent and called his mother. Without telling her that he was her son, he made her swear to bury him in that hut with whatever clothes he had on. Then, he gave her the golden Gospel and said to her, “Whenever you read in it, remember me.” When his father returned to the house, she showed him the Gospel, and immediately he recognized that it was the Gospel of his son John. They came in haste to St. John and asked him about the Gospel and about their son. He asked them to assure him that they would not bury him except in the clothes that he had on, and then he told them that he was their son. They wept with a great weeping. When the nobles of the city of Rome heard that, they gathered to see this righteous monk. After three days, he departed and his mother clothed him with the clothes that she had prepared for his
ليجنلاا بحاص انحوي سيدقلا ةحاين ىبهذلابيبأ١6 6 - ةيلوي 23 انحوي سيدقلا حينت مويلا اذه لثم يف اذه دلو . بهذلا ليجنلإا بحاص يمسي ينغ بأ نم ةيمور ةنيدمب سيدقلا املو . ) سوميفارطا وأ( سويفورطا بلط بتكملا يف ملعلا يقلتي انحوي ناك ناك يذلا ليجنلإا هل دلجي نأ هيبأ نم هب حرفف دارأ ام هل لمعف بهذلاب هيف أرقي مهدنع لزن نابهرلا دحأ نأ قفتاو اريثك هنم بلطف سدقملا تيب ىلإ هباهذ دنع بهاذ هنأ هملعأف . هعم هذخأي نأ انحوي هفرع مث . ريدلا ىلإ سيلو سدقلا ىلإ ةشيع لمتحي لاو ، نسلا ريغص هنأ ريغ ، نابهرلا اهسرامي يتلا فشقتلا رفاسف همزع يف اقداص ناك انحوي نأ بهارلا كلذ ريد ىلإ ةنيفس يف هدحو رغصل هلبقي نأ دري مل سيئرلا هآر املو ةقاش ةينابهرلا ةشيعلا نأ همهفأو ، هنس هيف يأرو انحوي هيلع حلأ املو هلثم يلع هل قلح نيقيلا ةوقو مزعلا تابث سيئرلا سدقملا ةنبهرلا بوث هسبلأو هسأر رعش ناكو ةدئاز تادابعب هسفن انحوي دهجأف قفرت « : لائاق هحصني سيئرلا بلأا ناكف « ةوخلأا رئاس لثم رسو كسفنب ينع كتلاصو الله ةوق نا « هل لوقي ايؤر يف يأر تاونس عبس دعبو « يننيعت كيدلاو ىلإ بهذأ مق « : هل لوقي نم ملاعلا اذه نم كلاقتنا لبق امهتكرب ذخأتل ةيلاوتم لايل ثلاث ايؤرلا هذه ترركتو « نم اذه نأ هفرعف ، اهب سيئرلا ملعأف نم جرخ املف باهذلاب هيلع راشأو الله ةثر بايث هيلع انيكسم لاجر دجو ريدلا لصو املو . هبايث هاطعأو هنم اهذخأف ، ابيرق تاونس ثلاث يضق هيدلاو لزنم شقلا نم ةشع يف ميقي تيبلا باب نم دئاوم تلاضف نم اهءانثأ تاتقي ناكو اذإ همأ تناكو , مدخلا اهيمري يتلا هيبأ نمو هتحئار نم اهسفن زئمشت هب تربع هتحاين تند املو . . ةثرلا هبايث رظنم نم لقتنيس مايأ ةثلاث دعب هنأ برلا هملعأ اهفرعي ملو هتدلاو يعدتساف ملاعلا اذه يتلا ةشعلا يف هنفدت نأ اهفلحتساو هسفنب اهاطعأ مث بايثلا نم هيلع امب اهيف ميقي هيف تأرق املك : لائاق بهذلا ليجنلإا لزنملا ىلإ هدلاو رضح املف يننيركذت انحوي هدلو ليجنإ هنأ فرعف ليجنلإا هترأ ليجنلإا نع هلاأسو نانثلاا هيلإ عرسأف ادهعتي نأ امهنم بلطف امهدلو نعو مث . هيلع يتلا هبايث يف لاإ هانفدي لا نأب هحور تجرخ مث . امهدلو هنأب امهفرع كلذب عمسو اميظع ءاكب ايكبف ، هقلاخ يلإ يتلا بايثلاب همأ هتنفكف ، هيمور رباكأ ريدلا ىلإ هباهذ لبق هجاوز مويل اهتدعأ دهعتلا اهجوز ركذتف اهتقول تضرمف
wedding day before he went to the monastery. Thereupon she fell sick, and her husband remembered the oath that they had given. Immediately he removed the clothes of his son and clothed him with the old ragged cloth that he had on and buried him in the hut in which he had lived. Many miracles were manifested from his body. Then they built a church in his name and placed his body in it.
May his prayers with us. Amen.
The Martyrdom of St. James the Apostle, Bishop of Jerusalem. 25th July 18th Abib
On this day, St. James the Apostle, Bishop of Jerusalem, who was the son of Alphaeus, was martyred. (Mat. 10:3) The Holy Bible mentioned his brothers, Joses, Simon, and Judas, the sons of Cleophas. (Mat. 13:55) The Greek word “Cleophas” means in the Syriac language “Alphaeus”. His mother, the sister of the Virgin, was also called Mary and was the wife of Cleophas. (John 19:25)
When he grew up he was known as James the Just. For there was a drought in Palestine and he prayed to God, Who sent the rain and watered the land, as Josephus, the Jewish historian, testified. He was called James the Less, to identify him from St. James the son of Zebedee, and the brother of St. John the beloved. It was said that the Lord had appointed him bishop of Jerusalem when he appeared to him. “After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.” (I Cor. 15:7) He was called the head of the church in Jerusalem for it was the mother church and from it the Good News had spread to the other churches. He wrote a liturgy, with which the Armenians still pray.
During his time and in the year 53 A.D. a Council of the Apostles and priests convened in Jerusalem and St. James presided over it. During this Council St. James said, “Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who are turning to God, “but that we write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood ... “ (Acts 15:19-21) St. James preached and taught the Name of the Lord Christ, brought many back to the faith, and baptized them. God wrought by his hands many signs and wonders. One day, many of the Jews came to him and asked him to tell them about the Lord Christ. They thought that he would tell them that Jesus was his brother. St. James went up to the pulpit, and began to explain to them the Godhead of the Lord Christ, His eternal existence, and His equality with God the Father. When they heard this they were wrath with him, they dragged him down, and beat him severely. One of them beat the apostle on the head with an iron rod, and he delivered up his soul instantly.
It was said about this Saint, that he never drank wine, and never wore clothes, but always wore a linen loin-cloth, and that he kneeled so often during his worship and praying that his feet and knees became swollen, and the skin of his knees became like that of the camels.
عزن لاحلا يفو هاعطق يذلا هبايث هسبلأو بايثلا هذه هنبا نع ناك يتلا ةشعلا يف هنفدو ةميدقلا بئاجع هدسج نم تلصحو اهب همسا يلع ةسينك هل اونب مث ةريثك . اهب هدسج اوعضوو نيمآ . انعم نوكت هتلاص لوسرلا بوقعي سيدقلا داهشتسا بيبأ ١8 8 - ةيلوي 25 سيدقلا دهشتسا مويلا اذه لثم في نبا وهو ميلشروأ فقسأ لوسرلا بوقعي هؤاقشأ ركذ دقو )3 : 10 تم( يفلح ) ابولك ( ءانبأ اذوهيو ناعمسو سيوي ، 1 : 16 و 40 : 15 رم ، 56 : 27 تم( 1 اذوهي 10 : 24 ول ةملكلا هذهو . )1 : في اهلباقي ةينانوي ( ةملك ةينايسرلا همأ تناكو ) يفلح تخأ ميرم يعدت ابولك ةجوزو ءارذعلا رم ، 56 : 27 تم( )25 : 19 وي ، 1 : 16 بوقعي برك امدنعو . رطلما نلا رابلاب يمس في رخأت دق ناك هلل ليصف ينطسلف توتراو رطلما لسرأف دهشي ماك ضرلأا سوفيسوي كلذب يدوهيلا خرؤلما ازييتم رغصلأاب يعدو نب بوقعي نع هل قيقش يدبز ليع افقسأ هماقأ برلا نأ لاقيو . انحوي ) 7 : 15 وك 1( هل رهظ امدنع ميلشروأ رابتعاب – ليحلما ةسينكلا سأرب يمسو عيمجل ةراشبلا تجرخ اهنم ميلشروأ نأ اسادق عضوماك . مهمأ يه سئانكلا هدهع فيو . هب نولصي نمرلأا لاز ام لسرلا نم عمجم دقعنا م 53 ةنس وحن بوقعي لىإ هتسائر تدنسأ سوسقلاو ليع ليقثتلا مدع عمجلما اذه ررقو يرغ ةيحيسلما لىإ مملأا نم ينلخادلا ماع عانتملاا يهو مهيلع ةبجاولا ءايشلأا نيزلاو قونخلماو مدلا نمو ناثولأل حبذ حيسلما ديسلا مساب ملعو زركو .) 15 عأ( عنصو مهدمعو نايملإا لىإ نييرثك درو تيأ نأ ثدحو . ةيرثك تايآ هيدي ليع هللا هولأسو دوهيلا نم موق مايلأا دحأ في هيلإ اوناكو حيسلما ديسلا رمأب مهملعي نأ دعصف يخأ هنا مهل لوقيس هنأ نونظي ةيبوبر نع مهل حشري أدبو . برنلما ليع بلأا هللا عم هتاواسمو هتيلزأو حيسلما احبرم ابضر هوبضرو هولزنأو هيلع اوقنحف هسأر ليع ةقرطبم هبضرو دحاو مدقتو اذه نع ليقو لاحلا في حورلا ملسأف
May his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
The Martyrdom of St. Theodore of Shotep. 27th July – 20th Abib
On this day, of the year 220 A.D., St. Theodore of Shotep was martyred. His father’s name was John and he was from the city of Shotep in Upper Egypt. He went with his regiment to the city of Antioch, where he married the daughter of a pagan noble man, and begot by her this St. Theodore. When his mother wanted to present him to the house of idols to be educated there, his father refused. She became angry, drove him away, and the child remained with his mother. His father John prayed ceaselessly, and entreated God to guide his son Theodore to the path of salvation. The child grew up, and learned philosophy, wisdom, and literature. The Lord Christ illuminated his heart, and Theodore went to a righteous bishop who baptized him. When his mother heard of this she was sorrowed greatly, but the Saint did not mind her.
He joined the army and advanced in the ranks until he became one of the great generals during the reign of Emperor Lucianus. The people of the city of Eukhitos worshipped a great serpent, and offered to him a human sacrifice every year. While St. Theodore was passing through this district, he saw a woman crying bitterly. He asked her about the reason for her crying. She answered him saying, “I am a widow and they have taken my two sons to offer them as a sacrifice to the serpent, although I am Christian.” He said to himself, “They have wronged this woman, but God shall avenge her.” He came down from his horse, and turned his face towards the East and prayed, then drew near the serpent. The people of the city were watching him from the tops of the walls of the city. The serpent was fourteen cubits long, but God gave him power over it, and he speared it with his spear and killed it, and delivered the sons of the widow.
After this, Theodore came to Egypt to search for his father, and he stayed with him until he died, and then returned to Antioch. He found that the Emperor had apostatized the faith and started to persecute the Christians. He came before him and confessed the Lord Christ. The Emperor ordered him beaten with rods, burned, and cast into the fire. He delivered up his soul and received the crown of martyrdom. A Christian woman took his body - it was said that she was his mother - after she gave much money to the soldiers and hid his body until the end of the time of persecution. Churches were built in his name in many cities.
May his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
The Martyrdom of St. Pantaleemon, the Physician. 26th July – 19th Abib
This day also marks the martyrdom of the honorable St. Pantaleemon, the Physician. This saint was born in the city of Ta’madan. His father, whose name was Astochius (Asturius), was pagan, and his mother, whose name was Unala (Ulana), was Christian. They taught him the medical profession. A priest lived near their house, and every time Pantaleemon passed by him, and the priest saw his stature, his comeliness,
رزتأي نلك لب ابوث سبلي نكي لم هنأ سيدقلا ىتح ةدابعلا ءانثأ دوجسلا يرثك ناكو . رازإب هتلاص . هيديو هيتبكر دلج فجو هلاجر تمروت ينمآ . ائماد دجلما انبرلو . انعم نوكت ىبطشلا سرودؤاث سيدقلا داهشتسا بيبأ 20 – ةيلوي 27 م 220 ةنس نم مويلا اذه لثم يف يبطشلا سرودؤاث سيدقلا دهشتسا بطش نم انحوي يمسي هوبأ ناك دونجلا نمض بهذ دق رصم ديعصب دحأ هنبأ نم جوزت كانهو ةيكاطنإ ىلإ سرودؤاثب اهنم قزرو نيينثولا ءارملأا تويبل اهنبا مدقت نأ تدارأ املو اذه كلذ يف هدلاو عنام كانه ملعتيل مانصلأا يبصلا لظو . هتدرطو هنم تبضغف . ةلاصلا اموادم ناكف هدلاو امأ . همأ دنع ربكو . صلاخلا قيرط ىلإ هيدهيل ءاضأف بدلأاو ةمكحلا ملعتو يبصلا فقسأ ىلإ يضمو هبلق حيسملا ديسلا قشف همأ كلذب تعمسو هنم دمعتو سيدق اهل هبأي مل سيدقلا نكلو . اريثك اهيلع راص ىتح ، ةيدنجلا بتارم يف جردتو رصيق سوينيكيل دهع يف داوقلا رابك نم انابعث نودبعي سوطيخوأ لهأ ناكو . ماع لك ةيرشب ةيحض هل نومدقيو لائاه ةهجلا كلت يف سرودؤاث رورم قفتاو . نع اهلأسف ارم ءاكب يكبت ةلمرأ يأرف دقو ةلمرأ يننا : هل تلاقف اهئاكب ببس نابعثلل ةيحض امهومدقيل يدلو اوذخأ يف سرودؤاث لاقف ةيحيسم يننأ عم مقتني برلاو ةمولظمو ةلمرأ اهنأ : هسفن ههجو لوحو هناصح نع لزن مث . اهل نابعثلا ىلإ مدقت مث ، يلصو قرشلا وحن قوف نم هيلإ نورظني ةنيدملا لهأو صلخو هلتقف حمرلاب هنعطو راوسلأا نينتلا اذه لوط ناكو . ةلمرلأا يدلو . اعارذ رشع ينثا رصم ىلإ كلذ دعب سرودؤاث رضحو ىلإ داعف يفوت ىتح هيبأ دنع ثبلو ذخأو رفك دق كلملا نأ دجوف ةيكاطنإ فرتعاو هيلإ مدقتف . نييحيسملا دهطضي رانلا يف هحرطو هقرحب رمأف ز حيسملاب ةداهشلا ليلكإ لانو حورلا ملسأ اذكهو . اهنأ ليق - ةنمؤم ةأرما هدسج تذخأو هتفخأو ةريثك لااومأ تلذب نأ دعب - همأ داهطضلاا نمز يهتنا ىتح اهدنع تاهج يف سئانك همسا يلع تينب دقو . ةقرفتم امئاد دجملا انبرلو . انعم نوكت هتلاص نيمآ . نمو بيبطلا نلاطب سيدقلا داهشتسا هعم بيبأ ١٩ – ةيلوي 26 سيدقلا دهشتسا مويلا اذه لثم يفو ةدلب يف دلو . بيبطلا نلاطب رام ليلجلا سويخوطسأ همسا ينثو بأ نم نوديمعت
his knowledge, and his wisdom, he was sorrowful for him for he was away from God. The priest entreated God in his prayers, to guide Pantaleemon to the way of salvation. Having repeated his petition to God for Pantaleemon’s sake, the Lord told him in a vision that he would believe through him. The priest rejoiced, and started to speak to him whenever he passed before him, until a friendship grew between them. The priest started to explain to him the corruptness of idol worshipping and the nobility of the Faith of the Lord Christ and the noble life of its followers. He also told him about those who believe in Christ, and the signs and wonders wrought by their hands. When Pantaleemon, the Physician, heard that, he rejoiced and desired to perform these signs to perfect his medical profession. One day, he was passing through the market-place of the city, and he saw a man, whom a serpent had bitten, lying on the ground and the serpent was standing up before him. He said to himself, “I will put to test the words of my teacher, the priest, who told me, ‘If you believe in the Lord Christ, you shall work miracles in His Name.’” He drew near that man, and prayed a long prayer, asking the Lord Christ to manifest His Power in healing that man, and in killing that serpent, so that it might not harm anyone else. When he finished his prayer, the man rose up alive, and the serpent fell down dead. Pantaleemon’s faith increased; he went to the priest, who baptized him, and he went on practicing medicine.
One day a blind man came to Pantaleemon that he might heal him, but his father sent him away. The Saint asked him, “ Who was asking for me?” His father replied, “It was a blind man, and you can not heal him.” The Saint told him, “You shall see the glory of God.” He called the blind man back, and asked him, “If you can see will you believe in the God Who shall heal your eyes?” The man said, “Yes, I will believe.” The Saint prayed over him a long and a profound prayer, and then he laid his hand upon the eyes of the blind man, and said, “In the Name of the Lord Christ receive your sight.” Straightway, he received his sight and believed in the Lord Christ. When his father saw that, he also believed. The saint brought them to the priest who baptized them.
When his father departed, the Saint set his slaves free and gave all his money to the poor. He treated the sick freely, and asked them to believe in Christ. The other physicians were jealous of him, and they laid accusation against him, the priest and many others who had believed, before the Emperor. He brought them and threatened to torture them if they did not deny the Lord Christ. When they did not yield to his threats, he tortured them severely then cut off their heads. The Emperor exaggerated in torturing St. Pantaleemon, he cast him to the lions which did not harm him, and the Lord strengthened and healed him. Finally, the Emperor ordered to cut off his head and he received the crown of martyrdom. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
هاملعف . ةلانوأ يعدت ةيحيسم مأو مهلزنم نم برقلاب ناكو بطلا ةنهم همامأ نلاطب ربع املك ناكف سق هلقع لامكو هماوق لادتعا لمأتي نع هدعبل هيلع رسحتيو هملع ةرثكو نأ هتلاص يف الله نم بلطي ناكو الله صلاخلا قيرط ىلإ هدشريو هيدهي الله ىلإ لاؤسلاو ةبلطلا رثكا املو . هنأ ايؤر يف برلا هملعأ ، هلجأ نم راصو كلذب حرفف . هيدي يلع نمؤيس تنكمت نأ ىلإ هب زاتجا املك هثداحي سقلا هفرعف . امهنيب ةدوملا يرع فرش هل نيبو مانصلأا ةدابع داسف ةايح ةيلضفأو حيسملا ديسلا ةنايد حيسملاب نونمؤي نيذلا نأو ، اهيعبات املف بئاجعو تايآ مهيديأ يلع يرجت يهتشاو حرف بيبطلا نلاطب عمس بطلا يف هدصق هل لمكيل هلمعي نأ اناسنإ ةيح تغدل مايلأا دحأ يفف « هسفن يف لاقف . هتحت ةمئاق تلظو هلاق يذلا يملعم سقلا ميلعت برجأ عنصت حيسملا ديسلاب تنمآ نأ « يل كلذ نم برتقأ مث « بئاجعو تايآ ابلاط ةليوط ةلاص يلصو ناسنلإا هتوق رهظي نأ حيسملا ديسلا نم يذؤت لائل ةيحلا لتق يفو هئاربإ يف ماق هتلاص نم هغارف دنعو . نيرخآ ةتيم ةيحلا تطقسو ، املاس لجرلا سقلا ىلإ يضمو اناميإ دادزاف . ةنهم سرامي لظو هدي يلع دمعتو يمعأ لجر هءاج نأ ثدحو . بطلا : سيدقلا هلأسف هوبأ هدرطف هيواديل هنأ : هباجأف « ؟ ينبلط يذلا اذه نم هاعدف . ةليح هئافش يف كل سيل يمعا نمؤت ترصبأ اذإ له هلأسو سيدقلا : هل لاقف ؟ كينيع أربا يذلا هللإاب مث . ةقيمع ةلاص سيدقلا يلصف . معن هل لاقو ىمعلأا ينيع يلع هدي عضو تقولل رصبأف . رصبأ حيسملا مساب : يأر املف . حيسملا ديسلاب نمآو , امهرضحأف . اضيأ وه نمآ كلذ هوبأ . امهدمعف سقلا ىلإ سيدقلا عزوو هديبع ررح هوبأ حينت املو راصو نيكاسملا يلع هلام لك بلطيو رجأ نودب يضرملا يوادي هدسحف ، حيسملاب ناميلإا مهنم ةعامجبو سقلابو هب اوعسو ءابطلأا . كلملا يدل اونمآ دق اوناك ةريثك بيذعتلاب مهددهو مهرضحتساف ذإو . حيسملا ديسلاب اورفكي مل نا مث اريثك مهبذع هديدهتب اوثرتكي مل غلاب دقف سيدقلا امأ مهسوؤر عطق هذؤت ملف دوسلأل هاقلأ نأب هبيذعت يف رمآ مث . هيفشيو هيوقي برلا ناكو ةداهشلا ليلكإ لانف هسأر عطقب اريخأ نيمآ . انعم نوكت هتلاص .
Third Sunday of Abib (Luke 9: 10 – 17)
“So they all ate and were filled”
Luke 9: 17
+ When the day began to wear away: When the Apostles returned, they told Him all what they had done. The Lord sent them as lambs among wolves. They had no bag, no bread, no money, no worldly provisions. The Lord worked in their weakness and lack of provisions. He became their strength, their gold, their money and enabled them to conquer the world. They learned the first lesson. They should not get entangled with worldly worries. They needed to learn the second lesson, that is to overlook worldly measures and standards in their life. They were still using worldly measures, who is greater or bigger? The Lord’s standards are completely different. By world standards five loafs and two fish is just enough to feed a young boy. In God’s measure, it can feed five thousand and even the whole world. In the middle of the crowd The Lord says to them “you give them something to eat”. The answer according to the world measures is:
+ We have no more than five loaves and two fish
We are poor, we are weak, we have no knowledge, we are young. We have nothing.
+ We are poor
How hard to think in this manner? There are many who think that money can facilitate and buy everything. They even measure people with how much money they have. There at the Gate of the temple which is called Beautiful (Acts 3), Peter and John met a certain lame from his mother’s womb asking for alms. Silver and gold, they do not have. They were poor, but they have other things which no gold or silver can buy or obtain which was: “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk” (Acts 3: 6).
One-day St Rewis was seen by a soldier who felt sorry for him as he wore little worn out clothes. He thought he is a bigger. He gave him a silver coin as some alms. St Rewis looked lovingly to him saying “yeas we are poor! But you should know that poverty in Christ is a wealth surpasses all the treasures of the world. He asked him to open his handkerchief where he put a handful of dust in return for his alms. When the soldier went home he told the story to his wife and looked
ول( كرابلما بيبأ رهش نم ثلاثلا دحلأا ) 17-10:9 »« اعيمج اوعبشو اولكأف »« ) 17:9ول ( لـــــــــييم راهــــــــــــنلا أدتبأ + ... اولعف ام عيمجب هوثدحُ لسرلا عجر الم لاب ...ٍ بائذ طسو نلامحك مهلسرأ برلا دماتعأ ىأ نودب ... ةيذحأ لاو دوذم وأ سيك حلاس مهعم نكي لم ... ةيلماع ءايشأ لىع مهفعض فى لمع هللا نكلو ... قيرطلل دازوأ اونتفي نأ اوعاطتسأو ةوق راصف مهلهج فىو هنأ ... سرد لوأ اوملعت اذكهو ... ةنوكسلما اوكبتري نأ بجي لاف هللا لمع اولمعي امدنع مهلماو نىاثلا سردلا ىقبو ... ةيلماع رومأ ىأب مهتايح فى ةيدالما سيياقلما ءاغلإ وهو ... ادج اماتم وه نم ... ؟ مظغأ وه نميف نوركفي اولازام سيياقلماب ءايشلأا نوسيقي اولازام ... ؟ بركأ نع اماتم فلتخت هللا سيياقم ... ةيدالما سمخ نأ لماعلا رظن فى ... لماعلا سيياقم يرغص دحاو لفط ىفكت ينتكمسو تازبخ فلاآ ةسمخ ىفكت ىهف هللا رظن فى امأ ... لماعلا ىفكت نأ نكيم اهنأ عقاولا فىو ِ. ةسرأ لوقي ... ماحزلا اذه طسو انهو... هلك درلاو ... ؟ اولكأيل متنأ مهوطعأ ... برلا مهل : وه لماعلا سيياقم لىع دمتعي ىذلا طيسبلا ةفغرأ ةسمخ نم ثركأ اندنع سيل + ينتكمسو ... ةلهج نحن ... ءافعض نحن ... ءارقف نحن ... ئش اندنع سيل ... راغص نحن ... ءارقف نحن + نييرثك كانهف ... يركفتلا اذه بعصأ ام هنأو ... لكاشلما للاح وه لالما نأ نودقتعي نوسيقيو لب ... لالما نودب ىترشن نأ نكيم لا دنع... لالما ةطساوب هزكرمو ناسنلإا ةمظع لباقت ... ليمجلا هل لاقي ىذلا لكيهلا باب نطب نم جرعأ ناسنإ عم انحويو سرطب سيل ... ءارقف مهنكلو ... ةقدص بلطي همأ ام مهدنع نكلو ... ةضف وأ بهذ مهدنع ... هيطعي نأ ةضفلا وأ بهذلا عيطتسي لا شمأو مق ىصرانلا حيسلما عوسي مسأب وهو ) 10-1:3عأ( ةثرلا هبايثب سيور ابنلأا لباقت موي فىو ثىر ىذلا دونجلا دحأ عم طيسبلا هرظنمو ةعطق هبيج نم جرخأف سيور ابنلأا لاحل هيلإ رظنيو ... سيدقلل اهاطعأو ةيلام ءارقف اقح اننأ :هل لوقيو ةبحبم سيدقلا
at the handkerchief, it was full of shining gold! Yes, we are poor “yet making many rich” (2Co 6: 10). This is the poverty full of peace in the Lord. In the book of Proverbs: “Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.” (Prov 17:1). How long you keep this world control you and keep you busy and do not care for your own salvation. Love of money is the root of all evil and can make you to lose your inner peace, even your life.
+ We are weak:
According to this world measures we are weak or have no status or worldly glory. We may look as distinguished or dishonoured and the filth of the world. Being reviled we bless, being defamed, we entreat (1Cor 4: 10-13). Christianity in the world sight looks to dedicated for the weak. Our weakness is mightier than the strong. Young David was much stronger than Goliath the mighty (1Sam 17). Elisha on his own was much stronger than all the armies of Aram. He could do what all the army of Samaria could not do (2Kings 6). Remember that love is not weakness. You are not a coward for you can bear with others. Forgiving those who hurt you does meat that you cannot defend your rights. This is truly the secret of your inner strength. The one who does not follow the commandments of love is throwing away the best weapon which can defeat the strongest of the strong.
+ We are without knowledge:
According to the world standards we look to be backward and not following the fashions of the world. In fact, through our ignorance we shall inherit the Kingdom of Heaven which they will lose in the vanity of their knowledge. St Paul who was taught by Gamaliel the teacher of Law who persecuted the church says “I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief )1 Timothy 1:13(. He did not benefit for all this knowledge. He considered as ignorance. In the ignorance of Christianity, he conquered the world. The Lord has chosen the simple to defeat the wisdom of the wise. You may look as a person who is not worldly fashionable. This is a praise for you. How great to be ignorant and naive about the worldly issues, lusts and desires. This lack of knowledge is a real blessing for you.
حيسلما فى وه ىذلا رقفلا نأ ملعأ نكلو ... هاطعأو ... هلك لماعلا زونك نم ثركأ ىنغ وهل لباقم هليدنم فى بارت هنفح سيدقلا اهدجو تيبلا فى ىدنجلا اهحتف المو هتقدص نكلو ... ءارقف اقح اننأ ... اعملا ابهذ ( ”نييرثك ىنغن نحنو ءارقفك“ ىعسن ) 10:6وك2 ... هللا عم ملاس هيف ىذلا رقفلا وه اذه نم يرخ ةملاس اهعمو ةسباي ةمقل نإف ... ماصخ هيفو حئابذ نلآم تيب كلغشي لماعلا لعجت ىتم لىإ ... بيبحلا اهيأ لاومأ لعجت ىتم لىإ... كسفن صلاخ نع ... كتايحو كملاس كدقفت لماعلا ... ءاـــــــــفعض نـــــحن + ... زكرم انل سيل ... لماعلا رظن فى ءافعض ودبن لب ... ىلماع دجمو ةمظع انل سيل +... كرابنف متشن ... دوجولما يرغو ىردزلماك اقح انتيحيسم بجعأ ام ... حرفنف دهطضتن ءافعضلا ةيحيسم لماعلا رظن فى ودبت اهنأ ... ةربابجلا توبرج نم ىوقأ فعض نكلو ... نم ىوقأ ناك ... يرغصلا ىتفلا دواد نأ ... ... رابجلا تىاعلا تايلج نم ىوقأ ناك ... هدحو فيعضلا ... عشيلأ نأ عيطتسي لم ام هدحو عنص لب ... مارآ شيج ... هعنصي نأ ةرماسلا شيج لك افعض تسيل ةبحلما نأ +... بيبحلا اهيأ حفصلا نأ ... انبج سيل نيرخلآا لماتحأ نأ اذه نأ ... كقوقح فى انواهت سيل ينئسلما نع ىحيسلما نأ ... ىحيسمك كتوق سر وه هلك ناسنإ وه ةبحلما اياصو نع لىختي ىذلا ءايوقلأا مزهي نأ هب عيطتسي حلاس يوقأ ىقلي هـــــــــلهج نحن + رياسن لا نيرخأتم تىأن نحن لماعلا رظن فى بسحو ةضولما بسح يرسن لاو روطتلا ... ةلهجك لماعلا انيلإ رظني اذكه ... صرعلا انلهجب تاومسلا توكلم ثرن فوس اننكلو ... مهملعب نوسرخي مهو ليئلاماغ مادقأ دنع بدأت ىذلا سلوب نأ نلعأو ةسينكلا دهطضأ ... سومانلا ملعم »« تعنص دق ةلاهجب نىلأ تمحر نىأ »« هرظن فى راص لب ... ملعلا هعفني لم اذكهو ازغ دق اهبف ةيحيسلما ةلاهج امأ ... ةلاهج ... هلك لماعلا مهب ىزخيل لماعلا ءلاهج هللا راتخأ دقل رظني لماعلا بيبحلا اهيأ .ِ ءماكحلا ةمكح لماعلا رومأ فى لهاج طيسب ناسنأك كيلإ نأ لمجأ ام ... كل حيدم نسحأ اذهو ...
+ We are young:
“Let no one despise your youth” (1Timothy 4: 12). The world may consider us little or naïve, but in God’s sight we are not little but we are growing in grace and stature in front of God and all the people. All what you have may be only five loaves and two fish. It can hardly be enough to feed a young boy. This very little and be enough to feed thousands and even the whole world if you put in God’s hands. When you measure in Gods standards and ways, you will notice amazing difference in all your measures.
Any small number divided by big number will end up negligible. If you put this small number below the big one the result will be amazingly large. When you put God last you will measure nothing. That is what happen when God is not First in your life. But, when God is First, then your weakness will turn to strength and your ignorance will turn to wisdom.
The widow of Zarephath of Sidon (1Kings 17: 7 – 16( had only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug just enough for her last meal with her son. When she put them in God’s hands the reward was: “For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry”. + So they all ate and were filled: Only five loaves and two fish were enough. The amount is not the measure but the work of God in your life. Let God enter your home. Let God have a share in your time and your life. The reason you are suffering is you are distant from God. You do not pray. You do nor repent and confess. You rarely have communion. You are always busy about this world matters and issues.
Bring to the Lord your five loves and two fish. Let the Lord bless the little you have. You will be amazed how much the Lord can do with little. It is fulfilling and sparing. Full twelve baskets of the leftovers.
“The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 10:22
ام ... نيرخلآا سانلا ةيرس فى ... لاهاج نوكت ... لماعلا تاعوضوم فى لاهاج نوكت نأ لىحأ لماعلا تاذلم فى لاهاج نوكت نأ مظعأ ام ... ةكرب هتاذ دح فى لهجلا اذه +... هتاوهشو راـــــــغص نحن + رخآ فى انك نأو ... كتثادحب دحأ ينهتسي لا نكلو نكلو راغص لماعلا رظن فى انك نأو ... فوفصلا ةمعنلا فى ومنن لب ... اراغص انسل نحن هللا مامأ بيبحلا اهيأ .ِ سانلا عيمجو هللا مامأ ةماقلاو تازبخ سمخ وه كدنع ىذلا لك ناك ابمر ... نكلو ... دحاو ىبص ىفكت داكت ... ينتكمسو يرصي نأ نكيم كدنع ىذلا ادج ليلقلا اذه فيك ملعت ينيلالما لب ... فلالأا ىفكي ادج ايرثك يريغت دجت فوسو هللا سيياقبم روملأا سيقت عضو اذأ يرغصلا مقرلا نأ .كسيياقم فى بيجع مدعت داكت مهنيب ةبسنلا تراص يربك مقر هتحت راص يربكلا مقرلا تحت يرغصلا مقرلا عضو اذأ امأ... ارخآ هللا نوعضي نييرثك مك .ً ادج ايربك جتانلا مهتافصرتو مهتايح فى ةيولولأا هللا نوطعي لاو ... داكت لب ... ادج ةيرغص مهلماعأ رهظت كلذلو ... لاوأ هللا لمعي امدنع نكلو ... ةمودعم نوكت ةلمرأ نأ... ادج ايرثك يرغصلا دجت فوس ... تيز زوك نم ثركأ اهدنع نكي لم ... اديص ةفدص فى لاوأ هللا لخد امدنع نكلو ... قيقد فكو راوك راصو بضني لا ارحب تيزلا زوك راص اهتايح .ُ غرفي لا انزخم قيقدلا نم اــــــــعيمج اوــــــعبشو اوــــــلكأ + ةثركلا تسيل اذكهو ... ينتكمسو تازبخ سمخ فى هللا لمع فى وه سايقلما لب ... سايقلما ىه ... كتايح هل نوكي ... كتيب لخدي هللا لعجأ ... بيبحلا اهيأ وه اقح كبعت سر نأ ... كتايحو كتقو فى بيصن ... فترعت لا كنأ ... لىصت لا كنأ ... هللا نع كدعب ... لماعلاب رارمتسأب لوغشم كنأ ... لوانتت لا كنأ كتازبخ سمخب هللا لىإ بيبحلا اهيأ لاعت اذه فى هللا لعفي اذام رظنأو ... ينتكمسلاو ةشرع ىتنثأ ... مهنم ضيفي اذام رظنأو ... ليلقلا ... ةءولمم ةفق لاثمأ « بعت اهعم ديزي لاو ىنغت برلا ةكرب« 22 :10
+ The Blessing of the little:
In the Hands of the Lord five loafs and two fish turned to a great banquet which was enough to feed five thousand families. So also a little of oil through the prayers of Elisha filled so many pots and was enough to pay for all the debts of the widow. The Lord worked wonders with only three hundred men with Gedeon to conquer the great armies of Median and to rescue His people. The Lord blessed Abraham, gave him Isaac in his old age born from Sara who was barren and made him a great nation that cannot be counted. David the King mad a great mistake by trying to count the people against God’s promise that He blessed them so much that they cannot be counted. The Lord punished his for his mistake. The Lord promised to bless His people if they listened to His Commandments and make then a blessing for all nations and also warned them from disobedience that they will be scattered and blessings will depart from their homes, fields and works. How much we need to live the Lord’s Blessings which starts with peace and real inner happiness. Blessing appears through acceptance and obedience. Through hard work and proper organization fruits get multiplied. You can enjoy real blessing if you submit to God’s plan and guidance through the Holy Spirit. Let the blessings fill your life. Little in the hand of the Lord is blessing. Plenty in the hand of the world can be curse.
:ليلقلا ةكرب + تازبخ سمخلا تراص برلا ىدي نيب سمخ تعبشأ ةلئاه ةميلو نيتكمسلاو ةنهد تضاف برلا ىدي نم .. ةرسأ فلاآ ةريثك ةيعوأ تلأمف ةلمرلأا تيب ىف تيزلا ددستو تيزلا عيبت نأ ىبنلا عشيلأ اهاصوأ اهدلاوأ ذقنتو اهدلاوأو ىه لكأتو اهنويد ةئمثلاثلا ىف برلا لمع .. ىبارملا ىدي نم شويج اومزهف نوعدج عم نيذلا لجر كراب .. هبعش برلا ذقنأو ةرارجلا نايدم نمو هتخوخيش ىفو ءابلآا بأ ميهاربأ برلا قحسأ برلا هاطعأ ةراس رقاعلا هتجوز رحبلا لمر قوفي اميظع ابعش راصف هكرابو ىصحت لا ىتلا برلا ةكرب .. ءامسلا موجنو كلملاو ىبنلا دواد اموي لواح ىتلا .. هبقاعو هيلع برلا بضغف اهيصحي نأ لا ةكربلا لسن نأ برلا دعول هرسك ىلع كرابي نأ برلا دعو .. ةرثكلا نم ىصحي نأو هاياصول اوعمس مه نا هدلاوأو هبعش نكلو .. ضرلأا بوعش نيب ةكرب مهلعجي ناف .. نايصعلا نم اضيأ مهرذنأ برلا اردصم مهلعجيو مهقرفيو مهددبي اوصع نم ةكربلا عزنيو .. بوعشلا ةيرخسل انجوحأ ام .. مهلامعأ لكو مهلوقحو مهتويب ةرثكب ضيفت ىتلا برلا ةكرب ىف شيعن نأ ىتلا ةكربلا .. الله فوخ ىف نوشيعي نيذلل .. ةيلخادلا ةحارلاو بلقلا ملاس عم أدبت لوبقلاو ىضرلا حور ىف رهظت ىتلا ةكربلا رمثلا رهظت ىتلا ةكربلا .. ىلخادلا ملاسلاو ةكربلا .. تاومسلا توكلم باسحل رثاكتملا دادزتو ةيصولا ةعاط .. ةعاطلا نم أدبت للاخ نم رثكتو رمثتو بيترتلاو ماظنلا عم حورلا داشرأب دايقنلأاو الله لمعل ميلستلا ليلقلا ريصي الله ىدي ىف .. كتايح ىف سدقلا .. ةنعل ريثكلا ريصي ملاعلا ىدي نيبو ةكرب
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Rest in peace with the hope of resurrection and eternal life for his gracious virtues the late Gabriel Hazim. His mother: Leila El Hadj Hazim widow of the late Michel Hazim, his brothers: Andre Hazim, his wife Elaine and their children, George Hazim and his children, Sisters: Micheline, the wife of Romaney Marcos and their children, Elaine the wife of Salim Atik and their children
Thursday 20 July 2023.
Funeral Service 1:00 pm at St Mark›s Coptic Orthodox Church - Melbourne
40-42 Gilbert Rd, Preston VIC 3072
ةيرمس /ةديسلا ةموحرلما زانج /ديسلا موحرلما ةجوز هللاقزر هللاقزر ساطغ دعب 1 ةعاسلا ةيلوي 20 سيمخلا رهظلا سقرمرام ةسينك
Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, shall live.”
»ايحيسف تام نإو يب نمآ نم« ءاجر ىلع برلاب دقر ةيدبلأا ةايحلاو ةمايقلا هلئاضف ىلع فوسأملا لايرباغ موحرملا ةديمحلا .ميزه ىليل :هتدلاو :نوفسلآا ةلمرأ ميزه جاحلا ،ميزه لاشيم موحرملا هتجوز هيردنأ :هتوخإ امهدلاوأو نيليإ ميزه جروج ،مهتلائاعو نيلشيم :هتاوخأ ،هتلئاعو صقرم تأشن ةجوز ،مهتلائاعو امهدلاوأو قيتع ميلس ةجوز نيليإ مهدلاوأو
Blessed Engagement
Levi Tefera & Marina Elis
)daughter of Fr Samuel and Tasony Mary(
Sunday 16th July 2023
St George’s Church
Progress certificate - Monthly Report
St Mary’s Church Building Project
Thursday July 13, 2023
Project name: Doc Ref No.
St Mary’s Church & Childcare Centre J4 - 0085
We submit herewith our PAYMENT CERTIFICATE for Progress Claim: 15
PROJECT: St Mary’s Church & Childcare Centre
PRINCIPAL: St Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church
CONTRACTOR: SJ Higgins Group Pty Ltd
Statement of contract sum
Original value of work $ 11,741,724.00
Variations agreed to date $ 128,952.55
Adjusted value of work $ 11,870,676.55
GST $ 1,187,067.66
Adjusted contract value (incl. GST) $ 13,057,744.21
Statement of progress claim No. 014 dated 31st May 2023
Valuation of work complete )including variations( $ 7,532,892.09
Valuation of unfixed materials and/or goods
Gross valuation $ 7,532,892.09
Less retention / bank guarantee
Net valuation $ 7,532,892.09
Less total value of work previously certified $ 6,692,801.30
Amount Now Certified $ 840,090.79
GST applicable to this claim $ 84,009.08
This valuation including GST $ 924,099.87
Date of this claim 30th June 2023
Payment due 31st July 2023
Gallagher Jeffs Pty Ltd
Ching Tan
As Project Manager for and on behalf of St Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church
Thank for all for your prayers and support. May the Lord reward you all.
اريخ مكضوعي برلا مكديضعتو مكتاولص لكل بلقلا نم اركش
Building site facing St Mary’s Church
Tuesday 18th July 2023
Construction of New Buildings started Thursday 28th April
The new Building is expected to be ready within 6 months. church services are continuing as normal as in the Timetable inside the Bulletin. You can donate monthly contribution using Direct Debit forms available in the church or downloaded from church website. Cost of building works is around $13,000,000. Your support and donations will be blessing and very appreciated.
Donations to St Mary’s Church and Building project can be made by the following Link
for all who keep working tirelessly for the success of this project. May the Lord reward them all and bless all their works
ليربأ 28 سيمخلا موي تادب تاءاشنلإا لامعأ بسح داتعملا بسح متت ةسينكلا تامدخ .روهش 6 للاخ عورشملا نم ءاهتنلاا عقوتملا نم .ةرشنلا لخاد حضوملا لودجلا .ارلاود نويلم ١3 3 ىلاوح عورشملا ةفلكت غلبت اهعبط وأ ةسينكلاب ةدوجوملا يكنبلا بحسلا ةرامتسأ ءلمب ىرهش عربتب ةكراشملا كنكني ينورتكللإا ةسينكلا زكرم للاخ نم لمعلا اذه ىف مكتمهاسمو مكتاعربت كرابي برلا
Special Thanks
طبارلا ىلع طغضأ ينابملا عورشمو ميرم ءارذعلا ةسينكل تاعربتلل https://www.stmc.org.au/donate (Copy & Paste on
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